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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (image courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will address “Reversing Childhood Obesity: Helping All Children Lead Healthier Lives” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Light Hall, Room 208. The event, part of… Read More

Little-known stories of how Civil War-era Tennesseans lived their lives away from the battlefield are now accessible on the Shades of Gray and Blue website, created through a collaborative effort of Vanderbilt Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library and the Center for Historical Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University. Read More

  "Search for Landscapes, 2011," photographic installation (courtesy of Vesna Pavlović) Vesna Pavlović, assistant professor of art, will open Search for Landscapes, her first solo exhibition at Zeitgeist Gallery, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. The exhibition will feature her ongoing project “Search… Read More

Marketing narratives are more likely to trigger a positive response when following the storyline requires some mental work, according to recent research by Jennifer Escalas and Jesper Nielsen and published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology. Read More

Mike Morgan (left) and Larry Romans (photo by Jon Erickson/Vanderbilt) The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association has unveiled a new name for the newest Stonewall Book Award: the Stonewall Book Awards-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult… Read More

(Photo courtesy of Earth and Environmental Sciences/Vanderbilt University) NOTE: The geology walk planned for Feb. 4 has been POSTPONED due to a forecast of inclement weather. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. Earth and environmental sciences professor Molly Miller and Anne Choquette,… Read More

"And Then It all Came Back to Me" by Trenton Doyle Hancock Wildly imaginative, multifaceted artist Trenton Doyle Hancock will lecture on his past and future work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, on the Vanderbilt campus. His lecture, to take place in the Stephenson Center, Room 4327, is part… Read More

The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with Health Plus, is offering the Vanderbilt Weight Workshop, a holistic approach to promoting healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being for adults. A Tuesday evening class (5:30-7 p.m.) is forming with FREE orientation… Read More

During National Heart Month in February and National Nutrition Month in March, Health Plus reminds you to love your heart by participating in a variety of fun and informative programs designed to lower your risk for heart disease. Know Your Numbers – Keep… Read More

(image courtesy of Sprint) Sprint will perform an emergency service repair overnight Jan. 30-31 to eliminate data errors that Sprint customers have reported. The repair will take place beginning at 11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, through 5 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Sprint customers should only see some data slowness. Service… Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Vanderbilt University) Experts from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will discuss and take questions about discovery and innovations in autism and other developmental disabilities during the next “My Health Chat” on Feb. 14. Hosted monthly by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, these 30-minute… Read More

  Cloud Gate 2 (courtesy of the company) Great Performances at Vanderbilt will host Cloud Gate 2, a titan of contemporary dance in Taiwan, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in Langford Auditorium. Founded as the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in 1970, the company remains informed by… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The 10th annual Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon will be held from 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Vanderbilt’s Student Recreation Center. The annual event, a collaboration between Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Vanderbilt students, raises money for the… Read More

The 2012 Tennessee Global Health Forum will explore the question, “How do you measure the success and sustainability of your programs?” The forum, schedule for Thursday, Feb. 23, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Vanderbilt’s Student Life Center, will examine the effective use of monitoring and… Read More

Paul King (Vanderbilt University) Paul King, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering, received a lifetime achievement award in 2011 for his outstanding achievements in BME design instruction. The award was presented to King during the BME-Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Alliance (IDEA) symposium at the BMES fall conference in… Read More

George C. Hill (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) George C. Hill has been named a 2012 inductee to the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni. Hill is the Levi Watkins Jr. Professor and professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at Vanderbilt. He also serves as assistant vice chancellor for multicultural… Read More

Peabody’s Ron Zimmer selected to editorship for AERA journal. Read More

WAVU applications are available online or may be requested by calling (615) 322-8261 or emailing pty.peabody@vanderbilt.edu. Academically talented seventh through 10th-graders will have a chance to expand their horizons intellectually and socially at an overnight Vanderbilt program specifically designed for gifted students. Applications are being accepted for the Weekend… Read More

(John Russell/Vanderbilt) NOTE: Weather permitting, the effort to disperse roosting crows will begin on Thursday, Jan. 26, around 4 p.m. Inclement weather may postpone the effort until a future date. Sounds of cannon fire and fireworks will fill the air in the early evening beginning Thursday, Jan. 26, as… Read More

(iStockphoto) Human Resources mailed 2011 W-2 tax forms this week, so employees should check their mailboxes. The forms were sent to employees’ most current mailing addresses on file (typically a home address). W-2 Tax Form Resources For help understanding the W-2 tax form, see How to Read… Read More